clough & iraq after saddam, page-9

This may be of interest--

US $80bn war chest 'for allies only'


The news is a boost for President Bush
The US House of Representatives has approved almost $80bn (£51bn) in financing for the war in Iraq and the start of reconstruction.
But in a controversial amendment, congressmen insisted that none of the money for rebuilding should go to companies from France, Germany, Russia or Syria - countries seen as implacable opponents of the US pursuit of the war.